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[Jackal Noble]

FupDup, on 09 December 2017 - 12:30 PM, said:

No man, it's totally the Crusader!

I don't even care what it's name is, I shall now consider it to be the Crusader, henceforth.

[Khobai]

how the hell would that mech even work in MWO?

its side torsos are absurd

[FupDup]

Khobai, on 09 December 2017 - 12:36 PM, said:

how the hell would that mech even work in MWO?

its side torsos are absurd

Armor quirks. Lots and lots of armor quirks...

[Hawk819]

JackalBeast, on 09 December 2017 - 12:31 PM, said:

I don't even care what it's name is, I shall now consider it to be the Crusader, henceforth.

or, the Marauder II, if I miss my guess. With the so-called suit against PGI/Harebrained Schemes falling apart, and I believe Russ and Co. are reaching out to Big West, and saying,"Hey, you guys own the rights to these designs. Can we use them?" Crusader would be nice as well as the Marauder II. It'll give us another missile boat for the Inner Sphere, and a Jump Jet capable one.

[Juodas Varnas]

Khobai, on 09 December 2017 - 12:36 PM, said:

how the hell would that mech even work in MWO?

its side torsos are absurd

Well, as long as it's not an IS mech, i think it'll be fine.

[jss78]

I can live with this reinterpretation of the Crusader.

[Jackal Noble]

Pariah Devalis, on 09 December 2017 - 12:23 PM, said:

It's got Supernova-esque toesies

[BrunoSSace]

Well that looks like a Heavy or an Assult. Definitely looks kinda like a Maruder shape.

[Mole]

So is this going to be their thing every mechcon? One PGI original every year? I guess I can live with that...

[50 50]

It looks small.

While my initial thought was it looks like a locust or maybe the Flea if the right torso AC is anything to go by it has to be a bit heavier.

Edited by 50 50, 09 December 2017 - 12:56 PM.

[Khobai]

its not the flea because weve seen concept art for the flea

[FupDup]

Khobai, on 09 December 2017 - 12:49 PM, said:

its not the flea because weve seen concept art for the flea

And the Flea doesn't have enough tonnage for a UAC/10 + SRM24...

[jss78]

Yeah, weight looks light-mediumish.

I doubt they'd build up the release of "only" another rank-and-file, old BT 'mech like this. If it's not going to be one of the big classics (like, yeah, the Crusader), it's probably a PGI original. Something needs to be "special" about it.

[Khobai]

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And the Flea doesn't have enough tonnage for a UAC/10 + SRM24...

it looks like it has a large laser in the other arm/sidetorso thingy too. because itd be kindve stupid to have just one small or medium laser. its gotta be a large laser.

so its almost certainly a heavy, at least 60-70 tons

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Yeah, weight looks light-mediumish.

but what light/medium can have that loadout?

If its an IS mech its at least 70 tons, and thats with an XL, which that thing should never even use.

if its a clan mech it could be 60 tons be the 60 tonner clans have been asking for

Edited by Khobai, 09 December 2017 - 01:07 PM.

[ShirtyScarab554]

Could be PGI's spin on the Argus.
It would make sense considering PGI is trying to add in mechs from MWLL.

Edited by ShirtyScarab554, 09 December 2017 - 12:56 PM.

[FupDup]

ShirtyScarab554, on 09 December 2017 - 12:55 PM, said:

Could be PGI's spin on the Argus https://i.pinimg.com...775c487da5f.jpg
It would make sense considering PGI is trying to add in mechs from MWLL.

Yeah, because the Argus clearly has quad SRM6 split between both arms and a UAC/10 instead of a RAC/5 on its main loadout...

[ShirtyScarab554]

FupDup, on 09 December 2017 - 12:56 PM, said:

Yeah, because the Argus clearly has quad SRM6 split between both arms and a UAC/10 instead of a RAC/5 on its main loadout...

They've done more inconsistent things in the past.

Also
AGS-3D The 3D variant changes it to a long range combat 'Mech. Its primary weapons are a pair of Ultra Autocannon/5's and an LRM-10 missile launcher. It has a pair of Medium Lasers for support and a Machine Gun array to deter infantry attacks.

If this variant exists, than they could easily swap some stuff out for the loadout on the picture.

Edited by ShirtyScarab554, 09 December 2017 - 01:00 PM.

[Glaive-]

It's absolutely not the Argus.

If you look closely at the PGI mech, the UAC is in the side torso (same type of mount as the laser), while the Argus' ballistic is in the arm.

I'm guess is it's an IS heavy that isn't 65 tons (unless they want to make it overlap with the Roughneck for some reason)


My guess on hardpoints:

2B
2E
4M

Edited by armyunit, 09 December 2017 - 01:02 PM.

[Khobai]

its definitely not an argus the loadout doesnt match

its got UAC10 in side torso, two SRM6s in each arm, and presumably a large laser in the other side torso

assuming those are even the arms... i dont even know lol. it has a weird configuration.

no argus matches that.

Edited by Khobai, 09 December 2017 - 01:07 PM.

[Mole]

Watch this be an actual 'mech from the TRO and Alex is reading this thread all super offended that none of us can figure out what 'mech it is.